Mueller report released: What people are saying

Katey Psencik, GateHouse Media

Thursday

Apr 18, 2019 at 10:46 AM

The public got its first look at a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s alleged attempts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election on Thursday, two years after the investigation launched.

Related: 5 things to know about the Mueller report

Here's what politicians, journalists and the general public are saying about the report.

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&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)April 18, 2019

It sounds like Mueller did explicitly leave the determination on obstruction to Congresshttps://t.co/1YmEQUh1Nw

&mdash; Jon Favreau (@jonfavs)April 18, 2019

Mueller Report: According to notes from Jody Hunt, when Potus learned of Mueller’s appointment, he said “Oh my God. This is terrible. This is the end of my Presidency. I’m f-----.”

&mdash; Ari Melber (@AriMelber)April 18, 2019

Democrats spent the past two years LYING about collusion.

Mueller conducted an exhaustive investigation and confirmed there was none.

Make no mistake about it: Democrats don’t care about finding the truth, they just want to attack@realDonaldTrump.

&mdash; Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman)April 18, 2019

At his press conference today, Bill Barr once again opened his mouth and@realDonaldTrump’s words came tumbling out. What a farce. We need to hear directly from Robert Mueller.

&mdash; Senator Mazie Hirono (@maziehirono)April 18, 2019

My statement on the release of the Mueller reporthttps://t.co/tW2xh1WUAe

&mdash; Senator Roy Blunt (@RoyBlunt)April 18, 2019

After nearly two years of investigations into how our country was attacked by Russians, the American public deserves to hear from Robert Mueller. We don&#39;t need more spin from AG Barr.#MuellerReport

&mdash; Senator Ben Cardin (@SenatorCardin)April 18, 2019

The Mueller report says that the lies to Congress and to the special counsel from &quot;several individuals affiliated with the Trump Campaign&quot; &quot;materially impaired the investigation of Russian election interference.&quot;

&mdash; Daniel Dale (@ddale8)April 18, 2019

The Mueller report posted to the DOJ website is 448 pages long.

&mdash; Ben Siegel (@benyc)April 18, 2019

.@realDonaldTrump says he&#39;s having a good day today.

&quot;It&#39;s called no collusion, no obstruction. This should never happen to another president again, the hoax, it should never happen again.&quot;pic.twitter.com/5Xu0Yzr77r

&mdash; Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer)April 18, 2019

Barr is acting more like Trump’s defense attorney than the nation&#39;s Attorney General. His press conference was a stunt, filled with political spin and propaganda.⁰ ⁰Americans deserve the unvarnished truth. We need Special Counsel Mueller to testify publicly in Congress.

&mdash; Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris)April 18, 2019

The question is not about whether Barr lied about or inaccurately characterized Mueller report. It will be public, and he knew that.

Question is whether he has pre-spun it in a way an AG shouldn’t.

&mdash; Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake)April 18, 2019

It is essential that Special Counsel Bob Mueller come before Congress and address the validity of his report that has been redacted and released. Is this the report he issued? (2/6)